<p>I heard this program was a scam, is this true?</p>
<p>It sure is!</p>
<p>I've certainly gotten nothing out of it!</p>
<p>hey thx for the fast replies...and I was just gonna send the application too!</p>
<p>They definitely only want your money. If you want, fill out the application (since it's free) and send it, so that you can write it on your resume. But, DO NOT purchase anything from them or participate in their scholarship program.</p>
<p>hmm...what about the National Dean's List and Chancellor's List? Are they the same as Who's Who program (that is, are they also scams)?</p>
<p>Son got a $1000. Never bought anything.
Now you've heard that not everything is a scam. So by what authority did you hear that this is a scam? </p>
<p>Why do you, dear readers and commentors, deny someone the chance and even illusion for an extra $1000, for the cost of 39 cents? </p>
<p>BTW, have you ever calculated the odds in winning the NMS?</p>
<p>I've heard it from several of my friends, and I know that even the Simpsons were making fun of it (though I never watched the show). I'll admit my sources were not that reliable, but that's why I asked here on CC.<br>
It's not the few dollars I am worried about, I just don't want to give them my personal information (address, phone, SS# and such)...</p>
<p>NMS = ???</p>
<p>College admissions officers on here said if they see it they ignore it. It is a scam. I have never heard of anyone getting money for it (until now), but I have heard of a person getting an invitation 30 years after graduation. My brother did it freshman year, and well let's just say there is no return. He didn't even list it on college apps.</p>
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<p>Even if they offer some legitimate scholarships on occasion, that doesn't mean it's not still a scam. The application fees add up to real profits for them. </p>
<p>I'm pretty sure the odds of getting a NM scholarship are a LOT better than the odds for getting a Who's Who scholarship. I know a lot of people who got NM scholarships, but I've never heard of a Who's Who scholarship until now. Again, the Who's Who program only has to offer a minimal amount of scholarships to preserve some semblance of legitimacy.</p>
<p>Then I suggest, s'vrone and others, investigate how much your other scholarship sponsers are offering and the number of awards given. </p>
<p>The point I always try to make is that unless you are absolutely sure in your position, then you can make a comment. To say that this or anything else is a scam is not necessarily yours to make. </p>
<p>My credit union is offering 11 scholarships of $1000 each to freshman, in college and graduate students. Where do you think the $11,000 came from? It came from my loans, the lower interest from my savings account. Now since CU's are owned by the depositors, did I authorize them to give away money that came from me and perhaps should be returned to me?</p>
<p>Many of you will be trying for the C.Cola scholarship. How many are given out and what do you have to do to qualify? I would imagine more than a 39 cent stamp. </p>
<p>Yes I am sure that you are correct that application fees add up. So What.
How many applications did you make to colleges? How many times did you take the SAT's. Do you not believe that colleges and ETS use those fees for profit to pay for salaries, buildings, computers and soap?</p>
<p>If you think that the fee, your qualification or the necessary rec from your school is not good, then by all rights you should by pass this solicitation. If you think you are good enough, its a minor cost, for 200 winners, its a win. </p>
<p>Keep bypassing opportunities and eventually opportunities will by pass you. </p>
<p>GL</p>
<p>The probability of getting a NM scholarship is much better than a Who's Who scholarship, which I also have never heard of until today. Most juniors across the nation take the PSAT, but most aren't qualified to be in the running for the NMS. Within the group that actually has a chance, the odds are much higher.</p>
<p>This Who's Who deal... pretty much everyone has received a solicitation. I agree that it doesn't take much to send it in. Sure, use a stamp, whatever. Just don't actually pay money to them and you're fine. So "200 winners"... out of... countless advertisements, some of them repeated (I received 3 of them in one year).</p>
<p>This doesn't mean we're bypassing opportunities, some people are just more wary, but if an opportunity checks out, then by all means jump on it. Either way, congratulations on your award. OP, send in the form if you don't mind spending 5 seconds filling it out. Just don't be fooled into actually giving them any money (oh yeah, they send more ads after you join to ask you to buy their book).</p>
<p>In fact, 80% are wary, and 80% shouldn't bother with PSAT. </p>
<p>My morbid sense is that 80% will exit college with more of a closed attitude than a positive one; Such describes, Pareto's Law.</p>
<p>Most don't take the PSAT in order to compete for the scholarship. There are those who do--most members of this board--but the majority of people who take it simply want an assessment of how well they will do on the SAT. Who's Who sends mail to countless students multiple times throughout their high school careers, and it only makes sense that a certain portion of those students will be willing to give the company 40-60 dollars for a book. It really is not that much of an honor, and it is intended mainly to make profit for those in charge. Therefore--despite the 200 scholarships they give out--it is still a scam.</p>
<p>You don't need to buy anything for the scholarship. I believe the application is on their site.</p>
<p>I'd pay 39 cents for a decent chance at $1000 anytime.</p>